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Senior Officer – Standards and Accreditation

Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australia • Full-time
AI Job Summary
  • Experience in quality, accreditation, or community services.
  • Coordinate accreditation and quality activities (e.g., NSQMHCMO, Child Safe Principles, Better Care Better Services).
  • Qualifications in relevant fields or equivalent demonstrated experience; plus strong organisational and analytical skill

Role Type

On-site • Contract • Full-time • Mid-level Senior

Pay Rate

$51 AUD – $53.21 AUD (Hour)

Description

Driving quality. Strengthening practice. Improving outcomes.

About the Role

A role where you help turn standards and systems into real impact – supporting great practice, strong evidence, and better outcomes for children, young people, and families across Parkerville.

As the Senior Officer – Standards and Accreditation, you’ll coordinate accreditation and quality activities across Community Services, helping teams confidently demonstrate great practice in action. You’ll maintain key quality systems, support staff to use them well, and provide reporting and insights that drive continuous improvement and accreditation readiness.

You’ll oversee Standards Performance Pathways, helping staff engage with the system in a practical way. Working with service teams, the Practice Lead, and Cultural Practice Lead Group, you’ll ensure practice, documentation, and evidence align with Quality Service Standards and accreditation requirements.

You’ll also coordinate key accreditation and quality reviews, including NSQMHCMO Accreditation, Child Safe Principles, Better Care Better Services Standards, and other requirements – supporting safe, high-quality service delivery across Parkerville.

This is a 0.6 FTE fixed term role until June 2027. You will be based in Burswood, with travel required across sites to operational demand.

You bring:

  • Experience in quality, accreditation or community services
  • Relevant Qualifications in community services, human services, quality, business administration, project support, or a related field, or equivalent demonstrated experience.
  • Strong organisational and analytical skills
  • Ability to work across teams to embed practice

Why Join Us?

  • Level 5 SCHADS 5.1-5.3 – $51 – $53.31ph
  • Organisation-wide impact
  • Specialist Centre for Excellence environment
  • Meaningful work improving outcomes for children and families

Additional Information

Parkerville Children and Youth Care has zero tolerance for alcohol and drugs.

Applications close at 4:00pm on Monday, 8th June 2026, however applications will be assessed as they are received and the vacancy may close earlier.

Please contact Sarah Lewis via email on sarah.lewis@parkerville.org.au if you would like more information.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care is committed to keeping children safe and requires all staff to comply with its Code of Conduct and Safeguarding Practice and Behaviour Requirements.

The role also requires participation in organisational and role-specific compliance training, and the ability to undertake other reasonable duties as directed by line management, Senior Leadership Group, or CorpEx.

Parkerville Children and Youth Care is committed to child safety, inclusion, and creating a respectful workplace for all.

Company Overview

Our Purpose is to support children, young people, and their families to build skills and capacity, address the impacts of trauma and adverse childhood experiences, and develop capabilities that will enable them to be the best versions of themselves. We see a future where Western Australia is the safest place in the world and all children, young people, and their families feel safe to dream, to thrive, and to reach their fullest potential.